00:00Good morning. Something for the 9th of June.
00:0317-year-old Antoine Chavon wants to convince voters the socialists,
00:08currently predicted to come third, are the right choice in the upcoming European elections.
00:14But many here are likely to cast a different vote.
00:19Good morning. The European elections will happen on the 9th of June.
00:24Many people here have voted for the far-right national rally.
00:28How do you explain that?
00:31Maybe we should give it a go.
00:34Many people here will vote for the national rally, like myself, unless they're hypocrites.
00:38We don't have a choice.
00:39We don't.
00:41I don't want to repeat the mistakes of the past.
00:44What mistakes of the past? Their front-runner Bardella hasn't harmed anyone.
00:47The far-right has.
00:49Is it normal that as a former builder I only get 39 euros of support per day?
00:54The far-right will cancel social welfare.
00:57That's not true. They just want to abolish it for foreigners.
01:03Antoine is convinced he can make even voters like these change their mind.
01:09They don't realize the national rally is still the same party with the same ideas.
01:14That's scary.
01:16The far-right suggests apparent solutions that don't solve problems.
01:19We provide real solutions to people's problems.
01:23But with the far-right leading in the polls in the EU parliamentary elections in France,
01:28making his voice heard won't be easy for Antoine.
01:32Especially in an area like this one.
01:35Rural areas are where the national rally has consistently been gaining ground since the early 2000s.
01:42Two years ago, in the decisive runoff vote of France's last presidential elections,
01:47far-right candidate Marine Le Pen came first in 40% of the districts here in the département of La Creuse.
01:55That's despite the fact that her party doesn't have any deep roots here.
02:00None of the mayors in La Creuse are from the national rally.
02:05The national rally is trying to appeal to disgruntled voters who say mainstream parties
02:12have been cutting down on public services and not provided enough jobs for people in the countryside.
02:19They know we care about them. We want to increase their purchasing power, make them feel secure, dignified and proud again.
02:25We're present across the whole country, even in the most remote areas.
02:31But for Antoine, the national rally's head start is all the more reason to give the campaign his all,
02:37even if that's an uphill struggle.
02:45Good day, sir. I'm here about the European elections.
02:49You don't want to vote?
02:51We are on the ground.
02:53Meanwhile, I haven't seen national rally members campaign here in La Creuse.
02:57We're hoping to overtake the second-place Renaissance party so that we become the main opposition to the national rally,
03:03especially looking ahead to the next presidential elections in 2027, when President Macron can't run again.
03:11Even though the socialists are now right on the heels of Macron's party, a mammoth task lies ahead.
03:17The national rally is predicted to get twice as many votes as them.
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